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Norman Pirollo brings forward a unique form of contemporary styled furniture incorporating contemporary and modern elements. As designer, I acquired an education from contemporary artisans as well as a breadth of insight into both the visual and decorative arts.

Through an equal amount of patience, attention to detail and a keen sense of design, I create striking studio furniture incorporating unique, contemporary designs. Applying accumulated skills and expertise, I pursue the design process from preliminary sketches to CAD drawings to making.

Studio furniture and fine art furniture take you far beyond the bounds of mass production

The highest quality and most dramatically figured woods are selected in my unique designs. Design, wood preparation and finishing are a large part of my work and I devote considerable time to these stages. My work has been featured in the following books and magazines:

I also author woodworking related courses and tutorials at WoodSkills. The woodworking courses are developed to distribute knowledge and expertise acquired over the years. The WOODSKILLS semiannual magazine is also available through WoodSkills. Most recently, I authored three woodworking books, “Start Your Own Woodworking Business” and “From Hi-Tech to Lo-Tech: A Woodworker’s Journey” and “The Wood Artist: Creating Art Through Wood“, available through WoodSkills. A design + build blog is maintained at The Refined Edge. I currently reside and operate a furniture design + build studio in Ottawa,Ontario.